Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R - Paint Scheme help!

Maz · 30 Oct 2011 at 14:17

Hi Guys

Bought myself a very cheap 1999 Ninja ZX7R, it's currently Silver and Black however it looks like the previous owner has painted parts themselves and the quality is not very good!

The bike is at the bodyshop at the minute and I'm going to have the whole thing painted, however I'm stuck with what colour scheme I go for.

The usual green and black? Or my own custom scheme?

The frame is grey and the wheels are black, I was thinking of getting the fairings done white and the wheel covers black and maybe even one of the rear fairings white, what do you reckon?

Thanks

VoG · 30 Oct 2011 at 14:57

Personally ide put it back to stock, mainly because some insurance companies can bump your premium just on the strength of the fact its custom painted, & selling it on at a later date could be a hassle because it's painted to your taste, which others may not share.

& theres nothing quite so soul destroying as dropping a custom painted bike ( i speak from personal experience on that score )

Maz · 30 Oct 2011 at 14:59

VoG said:
Personally ide put it back to stock, mainly because some insurance companies can bump your premium just on the strength of the fact its custom painted, & selling it on at a later date could be a hassle because it's painted to your taste, which others may not share.

& theres nothing quite so soul destroying as dropping a custom painted bike ( i speak from personal experience on that score )

Stock looks terrible though, and the guy who had spoiled it further by putting yellow stickers all over it!

jon.bda · 30 Oct 2011 at 16:15

helpimcrap · 30 Oct 2011 at 18:23

polish the wheels - cheap and easy to do with some autosol and some wet n dry- just time consuming!

spray the fairing bright green as ALL kwaks should be!

take everything off it and polish the frame too!

kidloco · 31 Oct 2011 at 17:05

Chris walker rep in green.

helpimcrap · 31 Oct 2011 at 17:41

kidloco said:
Chris walker rep in green.

nah, if ya gonna do it you have to make it individual!

every biker thinks they are stalker at the best of times lol!

kidloco · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:34

Come on. How good does that look

The ZX7R is a great looking older bike, but it just doesn't suit modern spray jobs. Embrace the retro style

101predator · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:47

Kwaks shoud be green

Dogbreath · 1 Nov 2011 at 08:30

helpimcrap said:
polish the wheels - cheap and easy to do with some autosol and some wet n dry- just time consuming!

Nooo, polished wheels are hateful things, along with polished frames and swingarms. So much work and upkeep for something that looks so terrible

Maz · 2 Nov 2011 at 16:04

It's been and had a White with Black on the rear done...

Just waiting for it to come back!

Revolution · 7 Nov 2011 at 11:23

Fighter it....